Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor – Chamber enclosing work during bonding and/or assembly
Patent
1990-02-07
1991-12-31
Ball, Michael W.
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor
Chamber enclosing work during bonding and/or assembly
100237, 156228, 156475, 156510, 156580, 156581, 425419, B32B 3118, B32B 3120
Patent
active
050768808
ABSTRACT:
In a method of manufacturing trim panels which are made of several trim components or trim materials, such as door trim panels of automobiles, the trim panel is essentially finished in a single work operation in one work station. A vinyl cover film (12) is formed, trim inserts (10, 11) are laminated into the cover film with the aid of a nesting die (8a, 8b), soft-touch inserts (26) are laminated underneath the cover film and the so produced laminate is further laminated onto a rigid substrate (2 or 2'). The substrate may be a prefabricated substrate (2), or may be a rigid foam substrate (2') back-foamed onto the formed vinyl film (12). An apparatus for carrying out the method is essentially a forming station with an upper form or mold (1) and a lower form or mold (15). The lower mold (15) includes nest dies (8a, 8b) for securely holding and then pressure laminating the trim inserts (10, 11), whereby a high placement precision of the inserts (10, 11) is achieved. The present method and apparatus are simpler, faster, and less labor-intensive, and achieve better results than prior methods and apparatus in the art.
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Spengler Ernst
Spengler Gerhard
Ball Michael W.
Fasse W. G.
Kane, Jr. D. H.
R & S Stanztechnik GmbH
Yoder Michele K.
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